ferroelectric polymer

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Polymer in which spontaneous @P04712@ arises when dipoles become arranged parallel to each other by electric fields.
Note:
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) after being subjected to a corona discharge is an example of a ferroelectric polymer.
See also:
ferroelectric transition
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889. (Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 899 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'ferroelectric polymer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.FT07172 RIS BibTex EndNote
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